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Rice University News & MediaFri, 09 Dec 2016 17:17:35 +0000en-UShourly1http://news-network.rice.edu/?v=4.4.5Study: Modularity affects human, single-celled migrationhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/12/08/study-modularity-affects-human-single-celled-migration-2/
Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:00:41 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=95433A new Rice University study finds that migration for the first humans in America was easier moving east-west as opposed to north-south, largely because the knowledge needed to live in the same climate zones was easily transferable. Researchers said the findings could also shed light on the behavior of metastatic cancers.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/12/1212_MIGRATE-b-2gfa1x5.jpgDong Wang and Michael DeemStudy: Modularity affects human, single-celled migrationhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/12/08/study-modularity-affects-human-single-celled-migration/
Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:00:32 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=95432A new Rice University study finds that migration for the first humans in America was easier moving east-west as opposed to north-south, largely because the knowledge needed to live in the same climate zones was easily transferable. Researchers said the findings could also shed light on the behavior of metastatic cancers.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/12/1212_MIGRATE-b-2gfa1x5.jpgDong Wang and Michael DeemNew strategy may drop cancer’s guardhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/11/30/new-strategy-may-drop-cancers-guard-2/
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:00:56 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=95167A drug used now to treat Type 2 diabetes may someday beat breast and ovarian cancers, but not until researchers decode the complex interactions that in some cases help promote tumors.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:00:03 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=95164A drug used now to treat Type 2 diabetes may someday beat breast and ovarian cancers, but not until researchers decode the complex interactions that in some cases help promote tumors, say Rice researchers.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/11/1114_NASA-B-wuz0yw.jpgRice U. lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, softwarehttp://news.rice.edu/2016/11/07/rice-u-lab-creates-open-source-optogenetics-hardware-software-2/
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:00:54 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=94614Rice University bioengineers have designed a low-cost, open-source optogenetics instrument that can be used by researchers who don't have optics or programming expertise. Rice's Light Plate Apparatus, which is described online this week in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, can be assembled in one day for less than $150.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/11/1107_LPA-lpa071-b-1mjg9la.jpgLED lights from Rice's Light Plate ApparatusRice U. lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, softwarehttp://news.rice.edu/2016/11/07/rice-u-lab-creates-open-source-optogenetics-hardware-software/
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:00:50 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=94613Rice University bioengineers have designed a low-cost, open-source optogenetics instrument that can be used by researchers who don't have optics or programming expertise. Rice's Light Plate Apparatus, which is described online this week in the open-access journal Scientific Reports, can be assembled in one day for less than $150.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/11/1107_LPA-lpa071-b-1mjg9la.jpgLED lights from Rice's Light Plate Apparatus4 Rice bioengineering graduate students win prestigious Kirschstein NRSA fellowshipshttp://news.rice.edu/2016/10/21/4-rice-bioengineering-graduate-students-win-prestigious-kirschstein-nrsa-fellowships/
Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:37:19 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=94171Rice bioengineering graduate students Eric Molina, Sonia Parra, Samantha Paulsen and Reid Wilson have each been selected for a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award to support their investigations and training in clinical and biomedical engineering research.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/09/0928_UNIVERSAL-b-23tblj8.jpgAmirali Aghazadeh, Richard Baraniuk and Rebekah DrezekRice applied physicist wins National Cancer Institute fellowshiphttp://news.rice.edu/2016/09/27/rice-applied-physicist-wins-national-cancer-institute-fellowship-2/
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:00:30 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=93283Rice University graduate student Pelham Keahey is among the inaugural winners of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) prestigious predoctoral-to-postdoctoral fellow transition award, which includes funding for two years of graduate school and four years of postdoctoral training.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/09/0914_CONTRAST-b-195uet1.jpgPelham Keahey with HRMERice applied physicist wins National Cancer Institute fellowshiphttp://news.rice.edu/2016/09/26/rice-applied-physicist-wins-national-cancer-institute-fellowship/
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:38:17 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=93286Rice University graduate student Pelham Keahey is among the inaugural winners of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) prestigious predoctoral-to-postdoctoral fellow transition award, which includes funding for two years of graduate school and four years of postdoctoral training.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/09/0914_CONTRAST-b-195uet1.jpgPelham Keahey with HRMEInnovation Symposium showcases student research, life of David Hellumshttp://news.rice.edu/2016/09/26/innovation-symposium-showcases-student-research-life-of-david-hellums/
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:35:04 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=93268The Bioengineering Graduate Student Association kicked off a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of Rice University's Department of Bioengineering Sept. 9 with a symposium at the BioScience Research Collaborative.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/09/0926_BIO-E-b-159xfsq.jpgBIOE Symposium event winnersRice’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum named MacArthur Fellowhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/09/22/rices-rebecca-richards-kortum-named-macarthur-fellow-2/
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:24:20 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=93130Rice University bioengineer and global-health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum has received a coveted MacArthur Fellowship. Richards-Kortum, the founder and director of Rice's award-winning Rice 360º Global Health Initiative, is the first Houston scientist, the first Houston woman and the first Rice faculty member to win the prestigious "genius grant."

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/09/Mail-Attachment-1cqbrng.jpegRice’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum named MacArthur Fellowhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/09/21/rices-rebecca-richards-kortum-named-macarthur-fellow/
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 04:00:52 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=93131Rice University bioengineer and global-health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum has received a coveted MacArthur Fellowship. Richards-Kortum, the founder and director of Rice's award-winning Rice 360º Global Health Initiative, is the first Houston scientist, the first Houston woman and the first Rice faculty member to win the prestigious "genius grant."

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/08/0808_IBIO-b-28fsxlf.jpgFederal grant to Rice targets ovarian cancerhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/08/03/federal-grant-to-rice-targets-ovarian-cancer-2/
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:11:31 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=91602Rice University bioengineer Junghae Suh has been awarded a prestigious R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health to research the use of viruses to fight ovarian cancer.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/08/0627_AAV-b-1x8ymnc.jpgJunghae SuhFederal grant to Rice targets ovarian cancerhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/08/03/federal-grant-to-rice-targets-ovarian-cancer/
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:11:28 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=91601Rice University bioengineer Junghae Suh has been awarded a prestigious R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health to research the use of viruses to fight ovarian cancer.